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August 17, 2018August 17, 2018Science
Creating a Space Force Could Trigger an Off-World Arms Race
A small LED starts flashing in a dark room crowded with server racks, desks, and office chairs. On a glowing wall of monitors, lines of hundreds of tiny dots appear, mapping out the trajectory of a satellite currently orbiting the Earth. “It’s Kanopus-V-IK again,” mumbles a bored Space Force surveillance...
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August 17, 2018August 17, 2018Science
A step closer to a theory of quantum gravity
Physicists reveal a new approach to resolving different predictions from relativity and quantum physics. Phil Dooley reports.
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August 16, 2018August 16, 2018Science
Engineers create most wear-resistant metal alloy in the world
If you're ever unlucky enough to have a car with metal tires, you might consider a set made from a new alloy engineered at Sandia National Laboratories. You could skid—not drive, skid—around the Earth's equator 500 times before wearing out the tread.
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August 16, 2018August 16, 2018Science
US concerned by Russian satellite’s ‘very abnormal behavior’
Critics said the proposed Space Force a wasteful and unnecessary step that added bureaucracy for something that didn't present a threat.
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August 16, 2018August 17, 2018Science
Long-range forecasts: how are Climate Outlooks made?
Climate outlooks, also called long-range forecasts, tell us which way our weather will lean over the coming months or seasons: Wetter or drier than usual, hotter or colder, or no strong push either way. So, what information goes into them and how are they made?
Climate outlooks can be powerful tools to help you...
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August 16, 2018August 16, 2018Science
MIT scientists crack the case of breaking spaghetti in two
How not to shatter spaghetti into half a dozen little pieces
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August 16, 2018August 16, 2018Science
How the humble cabbage can stop cancers
Researchers reveal how chemicals in some vegetables can prevent bowel cancer.
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August 16, 2018August 16, 2018Science
Pine marten spotted in Kielder forest for first time in 90 years
Fearsome predator was extinct in England but Scottish relatives have crossed the border and set up home in NorthumberlandThe pine marten, a fearsome but diminutive predator driven to extinction in England, has returned to the country’s largest forest for the first time since 1926.Stills and video from a camera trap have...
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August 16, 2018August 16, 2018Science
What do physicists mean when they talk about nothing?
Philosophers have debated the nature of "nothing" for thousands of years, but what has modern science got to say about it? In an interview with The Conversation, Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal and Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics at the University of Cambridge, explains that when physicists talk...